It doesn't always feel like it but the days ARE moving fast! We had our doctor appointment on Tuesday and got photos of our cute gummy bear! They are really precious. The appointment went really well and the heartbeat was 185, which a lot of people are saying looks like a girl. It's funny because I've always thought boy and a lot of my sumptoms point to boy but we'll see I guess! We did our announcement video and everyone loved it. It was so great having so much support and love. I'm feeling really good the past couple of days. I found the heartbeat with our doppler at home so that has been relieving.
9 week symptoms:
-constipation
-stuffed up nose all the time
-no new cravings
-baby is the size of a grape!
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Weeks 4-8
Hey!
It's funny to see the last post on here was about the 21 day fix. It's an awesome program, but it kicked our butts and we lasted 7 days. That was also when I thought I was chubby and I was certainly NOT. I'm funny.
I plan on blogging once a week because... dun dun dun... we're pregnant! I have a few journal entries I want to insert in the blog so everything is in one place!
We told our families by giving them poppyseed packets. Both my mom and my mother in law were so confused. Neither of them are gardeners haha. We explained that was the size of our baby that week and they were so excited for us. We told a good amount of our close friends and family, we couldn't hold it in!
It's funny to see the last post on here was about the 21 day fix. It's an awesome program, but it kicked our butts and we lasted 7 days. That was also when I thought I was chubby and I was certainly NOT. I'm funny.
I plan on blogging once a week because... dun dun dun... we're pregnant! I have a few journal entries I want to insert in the blog so everything is in one place!
Week 4 (January 20, 2017)
We're pregnant! We found out on Sunday. I had some cramping going on and even though I had 2 days until I could take a pregnancy test, I decided to take one. I had a fancy clearblue test and instantly got a positive. I was shocked! That can't be right! I am so used to seeing negatives. I researched and a lot of people got false positives on those tests. I wanted to tell Carson in a fancy way but I was really wanting to go get a bunch of different brands of tests that night to make sure I really was pregnant. I ended up telling him when he came down to get a drink and I was watching a show on the couch. I said "ok, don't get your hopes up... and I'm only telling you because I don't want to go alone..." And he got a funny expression on his face like what the heck are you talking about... and then I told him! We went to walmart at midnight and got 2 other brands. I decided to wait until the morning to test. I was so excited that I woke up at 6am to take both tests. Positive! We hugged and kissed and it was a really happy moment. Not what I had dreamed it would be, I wanted to tell him with a bunch of balloons when he came home from work and I have these giant mylar balloons that spell out baby.. but this was just as special and it all felt so surreal. Unfortunately the cramping I was having was an ovarian cyst. I was afraid it was a tubal pregnancy so my doctor ordered an ultrasound and it was a pretty big cyst with lots of free fluid. The pain for that entire week was unbearable. I've had a cyst burst before but it was a little one (and still I went to the ER with that!) This one was much bigger and I would get excruciating pain at night. I finally called my doctor after a couple nights of this and they prescribed me lortab but then I got scared and didn't take it (even though it's safe and probably would have really helped)! Luckily after a full 7 days the pain stopped and all was well again.
We told our families by giving them poppyseed packets. Both my mom and my mother in law were so confused. Neither of them are gardeners haha. We explained that was the size of our baby that week and they were so excited for us. We told a good amount of our close friends and family, we couldn't hold it in!
We got my HCG levels tested 2x now and so far so good. I go in again Monday to make sure I stay on track. If I remain pregnant then I'm due around September 25!
Some of my symptoms so far:
- A little extra emotional
- I get tired easily
- My boobs hurt a little (not that bad)
- Cramping (but that's part of the cyst)
- I had a scary vivid dream last night
Almost 6 weeks (January 29, 2017)
I need to be better at updating! I'm 6 weeks pregnant tomorrow! Luckily I'm not sick yet. I hope that never starts... My first dr. appointment is Feb 21 and I'll be 9 weeks. I'm too impatient, they couldn't get me in the week before. My friend Shalli is pregnant too and she is about 5 days in front of me. They have already seen the baby's heartbeat and I'm super jealous! This last week I ordered all of my nursery furniture. Target had a deal so I had to! Carson said I could start buying stuff as soon as I got a positive test.. I've been planning my registry since last October. I also bought a car seat. Carson put the crib together yesterday. We're just a little excited. WE already have a plan for how we're going to do our gender announcement. I can't wait! My symptoms are just tender boobs but my cyst pains are still kind of there. Not fun. Other than that I'm pretty thirsty and tired. I had a dream last night I was having a boy. I really feel like that's what I'm having! Carson thinks it's a girl thought. Obviously we'll be happy with either.
6 weeks (February 3, 2017)
Hello! I got a bill in the mail from when we tested my hormones back in November when we were making sure my levels were good. I was a bit obsessed with making sure everything was ok. The first time I got tested it was around $200. The second time, for the same test it was $750. They sent it out to a different lab :( We are very bummed. I'm starting to feel a little sick towards bed time... and then in the morning until about noon. I notice if I eat something that usually helps. Maybe low blood sugar? My boobs still hurt. I'll be 7 weeks on Monday, time is going by decently fast. I wouldn't mind if it went by a bit faster. My cyst pains have pretty much disappeared which is amazing. I think I'm pretty lucky with minimal side effects. I am however feeling more irritable and that's super NOT fun. Some things I like to eat include:
- soup! It calms my tummy and I like for lunch when I'm still a little queasy
- pizza factory salad bar
- breadsticks
- pb&j sandwhiches
I'm starting to notice more smells and I don't like our hand soap anymore. It smells like poop mixed with soap haha! I've also lost more weight probably due to my hormones and the fact that I can't eat a lot at a time. Finally some portion control! ;) I have an engagement shoot tomorrow with a cute couple and I'm super excited and nervous because I get tired easily. I dreampt I was having triplets and my mom said it was ok to cry and I couldn't because I was in shock. Also, the doctor felt bad for us so he offered a free purple mattress haha! I remember thinking "why wouldn't he offer to buy us 2 more cribs instead?"
Almost 9 weeks (February 19, 2017)
Guess what? On Tuesday, it's our first dr. appointment! I'm really nervous. I hope everything is ok! I think I'm having a boy. I get sicky at night. It's no fun. Especially beacuse I have so many pills at night. So far I've lost weight. We are filming our pregnancy announcement tomorrow and I'm super excited! We bought Carson a bunch of "dad" clothes and I'm gonna walk out and stick out my belly and ask if my dress makes me look pregnant and he'll ask if his outfit makes him look like a dad. He's wearing cargo shorts, tucked in polo, these gross sandals paired with long socks haha! We'll announce on Tuesday if everything looks good. I sure hope it does! I'm trying not to work myself up about it.
Symptoms:
- Constipation is real. I started a stool softener.
- Weepy, I cry over the weirdest crap.
- Hormonal/cranky, I'm kind of a grouch
- Weird dreams
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Day 1 of 21 day fix
I thought I'd blog about our journey with 21 day fix and other things going on in our life, cuz, you know, it's been a while.
Carson and I decided to do this program, and honestly we were super nervous about how we'd like it. Nervous if we'd be dying without "all" the food we would be missing. HA! Today was day one, and Carson couldn't even finish his right amount of portions. And people, we're eating on a deficit, which means, less calories than we need when doing the workout. I'm really shocked. Maybe it'll get harder as it goes on, our bodies will be used to it all and maybe we'll be hungry, but I highly doubt it! And even if we are hungry, we get an extra "green" container. All I know is that my belly is pushing out hardcore because of the amount of food I ate today. Carson asked me at lunch "are we doing this right?" because of the portion size he got.
But we both felt really good today! Lot of energy and I had a ton of motivation. I washed all the dishes and cleaned the kitchen because, I felt like it! Weird. ;)
I know a couple people wanted me to blog what we were eating because they are on the fence about joining. I'm no fancy cook, but these meals make it look fancy! (to me anyways, I'm more of an eat out 24/7 kind of girl).
So I was doing some research and kind of copied some meals from this blog: http://healthyfeelshappy.com/2014/07/28/21-day-fix-day-1/ so go check hers out too!
Breakfast we had 2 eggs and 1 piece of whole grain wheat toast. Carson got to have 2 pieces of toast (taller and a man = more calories than a shorter girl). 1 Red, 1 Yellow (Carson 2 yellow).
Lunch we had the yummiest thing! I didn't know healthy food could be this great. So we had quinoa, chicken sausage (got mine from costco, it's like apples and chicken sausage) and zuchini and squash. 1 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Green. Carson got one extra Red.
Dinner we had a.. southwestern salad maybe? I crockpotted some chicken with a 1/4 of a low sodium taco seasoning packet. Put that over spinich, some corn, fresh salsa Carson's dad made, and cheese! 1 Red, 2 Green, 1 Blue.
We also got snacks, what? We both had apples and nuts, 1 Purple, 1 Orange. Carson had a full banana which equals 2P. I had half a banana and 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. I put that in our Isagenix chocolate shake and I couldn't finish it, it's sitting in the fridge. Maybe I'll want a late snack and finish it off. That was 1 purple, 2 teaspoons, and a red. Carson also had a shake and that finished off his reds for the day. He still has 1.5 greens to do, but he's not sure if he'll go for that. I was going to make him asparagus and that would be 15 of those suckers!
I am full and happy, but I am craving a treat. I'm kind of sad I put that banana in my shake, and should have done baked apples with cinnamon so I could feel like I was having a treat. Oh wells, maybe tomorrow.
Our Isagenix shakes were pretty good. I've never had a protein shake before, so it's not like it was the tastiest thing ever, but I can manage it. I was kind of sad to see the amount of sugar in it, and maybe I need to only do 1 scoop instead of 2. The serving size is 2, but I don't think I need that. Costco has some amazing meal replacement protein shakes and I might want to try theirs. They are only like 160 calories, 1 gram of sugar and 30 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. Wow. My mom drinks them and says they are good, so I might want to venture there after we finish up these canisters. We'll see. I'm excited to try the strawberry flavor though! I think Costco's are only chocolate, so maybe I could do a bit of both.
Speaking of Costco, we just got a membership there yesterday and seriously, why haven't I been shopping there through our whole marriage? Things are so cheap! I got our vitamins there and a lot of our veggies and such because we're eating a lot of them in this program and why not buy in bulk? This week I'm making a lot of similar things and I just really miss pasta so I need to be sure to add that in on one of the days soon. This week is chicken and veggies basically, so that will probably get old fast. What I love about this program though is that you can really eat whatever you want, it just has to fit in the container. They even have treats you can make that are 21 day fix approved, including a cheesecake!
My goal is to be a healthier me, hopefully improve my migraines, and turn my weight gain from the past couple months into muscle. I'm on a new medication that increases my hunger and weight gain, so I've gained 11 lbs far too fast. I wouldn't mind staying the same weight as long as it's muscle and my tummy goes flat again. I have a food baby all the time now, and any farther and I'd have to buy a whole new set of clothes.
Our workout today was the total cardio, which I should have done Tuesday's workout but obviously I chose wrong haha. Either way, it kicked our bums. It's only 30 minutes long but wow, it's jam packed. I bought us some new water bottles and weights and a foam roll to help stretch our muscles because we sit a lot of our day. I don't want a hunch back! ;)
So this is a lot of info, tomorrow's won't be so lengthy.
Carson and I decided to do this program, and honestly we were super nervous about how we'd like it. Nervous if we'd be dying without "all" the food we would be missing. HA! Today was day one, and Carson couldn't even finish his right amount of portions. And people, we're eating on a deficit, which means, less calories than we need when doing the workout. I'm really shocked. Maybe it'll get harder as it goes on, our bodies will be used to it all and maybe we'll be hungry, but I highly doubt it! And even if we are hungry, we get an extra "green" container. All I know is that my belly is pushing out hardcore because of the amount of food I ate today. Carson asked me at lunch "are we doing this right?" because of the portion size he got.
But we both felt really good today! Lot of energy and I had a ton of motivation. I washed all the dishes and cleaned the kitchen because, I felt like it! Weird. ;)
I know a couple people wanted me to blog what we were eating because they are on the fence about joining. I'm no fancy cook, but these meals make it look fancy! (to me anyways, I'm more of an eat out 24/7 kind of girl).
So I was doing some research and kind of copied some meals from this blog: http://healthyfeelshappy.com/2014/07/28/21-day-fix-day-1/ so go check hers out too!
Breakfast we had 2 eggs and 1 piece of whole grain wheat toast. Carson got to have 2 pieces of toast (taller and a man = more calories than a shorter girl). 1 Red, 1 Yellow (Carson 2 yellow).
Lunch we had the yummiest thing! I didn't know healthy food could be this great. So we had quinoa, chicken sausage (got mine from costco, it's like apples and chicken sausage) and zuchini and squash. 1 Yellow, 1 Red, 1 Green. Carson got one extra Red.
Dinner we had a.. southwestern salad maybe? I crockpotted some chicken with a 1/4 of a low sodium taco seasoning packet. Put that over spinich, some corn, fresh salsa Carson's dad made, and cheese! 1 Red, 2 Green, 1 Blue.
We also got snacks, what? We both had apples and nuts, 1 Purple, 1 Orange. Carson had a full banana which equals 2P. I had half a banana and 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. I put that in our Isagenix chocolate shake and I couldn't finish it, it's sitting in the fridge. Maybe I'll want a late snack and finish it off. That was 1 purple, 2 teaspoons, and a red. Carson also had a shake and that finished off his reds for the day. He still has 1.5 greens to do, but he's not sure if he'll go for that. I was going to make him asparagus and that would be 15 of those suckers!
I am full and happy, but I am craving a treat. I'm kind of sad I put that banana in my shake, and should have done baked apples with cinnamon so I could feel like I was having a treat. Oh wells, maybe tomorrow.
Our Isagenix shakes were pretty good. I've never had a protein shake before, so it's not like it was the tastiest thing ever, but I can manage it. I was kind of sad to see the amount of sugar in it, and maybe I need to only do 1 scoop instead of 2. The serving size is 2, but I don't think I need that. Costco has some amazing meal replacement protein shakes and I might want to try theirs. They are only like 160 calories, 1 gram of sugar and 30 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. Wow. My mom drinks them and says they are good, so I might want to venture there after we finish up these canisters. We'll see. I'm excited to try the strawberry flavor though! I think Costco's are only chocolate, so maybe I could do a bit of both.
Speaking of Costco, we just got a membership there yesterday and seriously, why haven't I been shopping there through our whole marriage? Things are so cheap! I got our vitamins there and a lot of our veggies and such because we're eating a lot of them in this program and why not buy in bulk? This week I'm making a lot of similar things and I just really miss pasta so I need to be sure to add that in on one of the days soon. This week is chicken and veggies basically, so that will probably get old fast. What I love about this program though is that you can really eat whatever you want, it just has to fit in the container. They even have treats you can make that are 21 day fix approved, including a cheesecake!
My goal is to be a healthier me, hopefully improve my migraines, and turn my weight gain from the past couple months into muscle. I'm on a new medication that increases my hunger and weight gain, so I've gained 11 lbs far too fast. I wouldn't mind staying the same weight as long as it's muscle and my tummy goes flat again. I have a food baby all the time now, and any farther and I'd have to buy a whole new set of clothes.
Our workout today was the total cardio, which I should have done Tuesday's workout but obviously I chose wrong haha. Either way, it kicked our bums. It's only 30 minutes long but wow, it's jam packed. I bought us some new water bottles and weights and a foam roll to help stretch our muscles because we sit a lot of our day. I don't want a hunch back! ;)
So this is a lot of info, tomorrow's won't be so lengthy.
Monday, May 26, 2014
Things that are yummy to me as of late: no I'm not pregnant
1. Movie Theater Popcorn: Gosh, I used to not super care for it, but it's been on the craving list. It's super yummy and I love it. With butter. I also like to pair this with a blue icee.
2. Have you freaking tried the cinnamon wheel from Papa Murphy's? It's heaven. On Earth. In your mouth. And into your intestines. (well, stomach first I guess. I just thought of intestines).
3. I love Dairy Queen. If all else fails, I'll just choose to eat there.
4. The strawberry poppyseed salad from 25 Main. Mmm mmm good.
5. The Habit Charburger with cheeeeese. I love cheeseburgers. I love them. And I love the habit. I don't even like onions, but I love their caramelized onions on their burgers... gah.
6. Frozen grapes. Yes, just stick them in the freezer. Best thing ever.
7. I love the strawberry poppyseed salad thing from Paradise Bakery too.. it has a crap-load of fruit in it, like pineapple and blueberries and oranges (and of course strawberries).. and then it has nuts and fat free strawberry poppyseed dressing. And chicken. And it's healthy and I love it.
Really though, food is just great. But these are my cravings for summer so far and 2 of them are healthy so I'm in trouble. But never fear, I'm meal planning, so all is well, and at least our dinners are somewhat healthy.. or at least home cooked ;) This week involves a tater-tot casserole. Are you freaking out with me? That sounds like the best thing ever invented. Now I just need to catch up with some photos and blogging said photos and... do my dishes. Yuck.
2. Have you freaking tried the cinnamon wheel from Papa Murphy's? It's heaven. On Earth. In your mouth. And into your intestines. (well, stomach first I guess. I just thought of intestines).
3. I love Dairy Queen. If all else fails, I'll just choose to eat there.
4. The strawberry poppyseed salad from 25 Main. Mmm mmm good.
5. The Habit Charburger with cheeeeese. I love cheeseburgers. I love them. And I love the habit. I don't even like onions, but I love their caramelized onions on their burgers... gah.
6. Frozen grapes. Yes, just stick them in the freezer. Best thing ever.
7. I love the strawberry poppyseed salad thing from Paradise Bakery too.. it has a crap-load of fruit in it, like pineapple and blueberries and oranges (and of course strawberries).. and then it has nuts and fat free strawberry poppyseed dressing. And chicken. And it's healthy and I love it.
Really though, food is just great. But these are my cravings for summer so far and 2 of them are healthy so I'm in trouble. But never fear, I'm meal planning, so all is well, and at least our dinners are somewhat healthy.. or at least home cooked ;) This week involves a tater-tot casserole. Are you freaking out with me? That sounds like the best thing ever invented. Now I just need to catch up with some photos and blogging said photos and... do my dishes. Yuck.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Movies and feelings
This week we went to 2 movies. Did you know that on Tuesday nights, you can get in for the price of a matinee? Whaaa? This is our new "date night" for sure! Because we are business owners, we can make our own rules and say "Hey, instead of the weekend being fun filled days off (it never is, we are wedding people) we can take Wednesday morning off and stay up all night Tuesday and have it be DATE NIGHT!"
"WOOOOO!"
We really know how to party.
So Tuesday we didn't know this, but we were feeling GAZEERRA so we went and saw it and were pleasantly surprised at the lower pricing of our tickets.
Godzilla was pretty good.. predictable but good. I don't know, I saw it, that's cool.
Then we also saw X-Men and that was pretty good too. I don't know what's with me, but I think I'm going into these movies with super high expectations and then they aren't blowing my mind! The 3rd X-Men BLEW MY MIND! This one was like.. yeah that was good, I liked it. But.. I don't know. I DON'T KNOW! It's fine, I'll get over it.
*sheesh, tough crowd Jostlyn*
The feelings portion:
I feel.... lame. And friendless.
The end.
^^ That's a lot of feels.
"WOOOOO!"
We really know how to party.
So Tuesday we didn't know this, but we were feeling GAZEERRA so we went and saw it and were pleasantly surprised at the lower pricing of our tickets.
Godzilla was pretty good.. predictable but good. I don't know, I saw it, that's cool.
Then we also saw X-Men and that was pretty good too. I don't know what's with me, but I think I'm going into these movies with super high expectations and then they aren't blowing my mind! The 3rd X-Men BLEW MY MIND! This one was like.. yeah that was good, I liked it. But.. I don't know. I DON'T KNOW! It's fine, I'll get over it.
*sheesh, tough crowd Jostlyn*
The feelings portion:
I feel.... lame. And friendless.
The end.
^^ That's a lot of feels.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Meal planning and no, I didn't unfriend you!
Every Sunday we are now doing meal planning and goal planning. If you know me, you'll know I don't... Really... Cook. Soooo, that's going to change! So I planned this week's meals, we went to the store today, and we sat down and had dinner together at the table together for dinner before our lovely shoot with Emilee and David! (Super excited for those two).
If you're wondering what we had, it was breakfast. I know, super easy. And Carson made it. Well I helped a tad. See, we said at least one meal will be made by Carson each week, and then Saturdays or one of the days will be a date night. So tonight was Carson's night. We had waffles, I had an egg (I made that) and strawberries (I totally cut those) and orange juice. It was really nice to sit down together and talk over dinner and have that time together. Can't wait for tomorrow's dinner! I'll have to post recipes and such ;) and I'm also just excited for the time we get together if we have a busy day, which tomorrow will be and I probably won't see him until dinner and then I leave for a shoot right after, so it's going to be a priority now :)
Here's a photo:
Ok, that's all for today.. Just really about food. ;) oh, and I'm still off Facebook, so peeps, don't think I don't love you, I do! Just follow me here and insta @jostlenna & @rozphotography
If you're wondering what we had, it was breakfast. I know, super easy. And Carson made it. Well I helped a tad. See, we said at least one meal will be made by Carson each week, and then Saturdays or one of the days will be a date night. So tonight was Carson's night. We had waffles, I had an egg (I made that) and strawberries (I totally cut those) and orange juice. It was really nice to sit down together and talk over dinner and have that time together. Can't wait for tomorrow's dinner! I'll have to post recipes and such ;) and I'm also just excited for the time we get together if we have a busy day, which tomorrow will be and I probably won't see him until dinner and then I leave for a shoot right after, so it's going to be a priority now :)
Here's a photo:
Ok, that's all for today.. Just really about food. ;) oh, and I'm still off Facebook, so peeps, don't think I don't love you, I do! Just follow me here and insta @jostlenna & @rozphotography
Friday, May 16, 2014
Update
So.. hi world. Something worth mentioning right off the bat: I got off the FB. THEE FB. Some people thought it was a little lame of me but you know what? Facebook is lame. Yeah. So there.
;)
My business page is still up and kickin' .. so there's so good news.
So if you're missing your dose of Jostlyn, my instagram is still up and I'll be blogging more. Facebook is just set up to hurt people's feelings and I refuse to be a part of it in any way except for my business page.
So the husband took some photos of me for my website... it was more for the reason that we needed to finish up this roll so I could send it in to the lab.. but it was a good excuse to get some updated photos of me. I shoot 75% ish film now, so these were taken in film :) He did good! We are also working on a new website, so look forward to that!
What else is new.. Carson started a new business! He does commercial videography and does that full time now. He loves it and is really successful. He's busier than I am! We still do weddings together and he has a few of his own, but commercial stuff is where his true passion lies. He's actually in Moab right now filming some jeeps!
Not much else has changed with us. I just shoot a ton of film now and he's doing a lot of videos and we're happy. We need to get some updated photos of the both of us together! But for now, here are our headshots for our websites.
;)
My business page is still up and kickin' .. so there's so good news.
So if you're missing your dose of Jostlyn, my instagram is still up and I'll be blogging more. Facebook is just set up to hurt people's feelings and I refuse to be a part of it in any way except for my business page.
So the husband took some photos of me for my website... it was more for the reason that we needed to finish up this roll so I could send it in to the lab.. but it was a good excuse to get some updated photos of me. I shoot 75% ish film now, so these were taken in film :) He did good! We are also working on a new website, so look forward to that!
What else is new.. Carson started a new business! He does commercial videography and does that full time now. He loves it and is really successful. He's busier than I am! We still do weddings together and he has a few of his own, but commercial stuff is where his true passion lies. He's actually in Moab right now filming some jeeps!
Not much else has changed with us. I just shoot a ton of film now and he's doing a lot of videos and we're happy. We need to get some updated photos of the both of us together! But for now, here are our headshots for our websites.
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